How to move the current cell with various options in WinForms GridGroupingControl?

Moving a current cell

By default, the CurrentCell can be moved to a particular cell by using the MoveTo method. This article explains about moving a CurrentCell in the WinForms GridGroupingControl with the following options:

Activating the CurrentCell with cursor at the end position.

activating the currentcell with cursor at end position

Activating the CurrentCell with highlighting the cellvalue.

Solution

In order to achieve this, initially the CurrentCell has to be moved to a particular cell by using the MoveTo method. And then the cursor position and cell value highlighting can be achieved by using the CellRenderer or GridTextBoxCellRenderer as follows.

Activating the CurrentCell with cursor at the end position

private void moveBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    int columnIndex = -1;
    int.TryParse(this.columnIndexText.Text.ToString(), out columnIndex);

    // Getting the record rowIndex based on its position.
    int recordIndex = -1;
    int.TryParse(this.recordIndexText.Text.ToString(), out recordIndex);

    if (recordIndex > 0 && columnIndex > 0)
    {
        // Getting RowIndex and ColumnIndex.
        columnIndex = this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.FieldToColIndex(columnIndex - 1);
        recordIndex = this.gridGroupingControl1.Table.Records[recordIndex - 1].GetRowIndex();

        // Moving the current cell.
        this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(
            recordIndex,
            columnIndex,
            Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.GridSetCurrentCellOptions.SetFocus
        );

        this.gridGroupingControl1.Focus();

        // Setting the cursor at end position of cell.
        if (this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.Renderer is GridTextBoxCellRenderer)
        {
            GridTextBoxCellRenderer renderer =
                this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.Renderer as GridTextBoxCellRenderer;

            renderer.TextBox.SelectionStart = renderer.TextBox.Text.Length;
        }
    }
}

Private Sub moveBtn_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles moveBtn.Click
    Dim columnIndex As Integer = -1
    Integer.TryParse(Me.columnIndexText.Text.ToString(), columnIndex)

    'Getting the record rowIndex based on its position.
    Dim recordIndex As Integer = -1
    Integer.TryParse(Me.recordIndexText.Text.ToString(), recordIndex)

    If recordIndex > 0 AndAlso columnIndex > 0 Then
        'Getting RowIndex and ColumnIndex.
        columnIndex = Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.FieldToColIndex(columnIndex - 1)
        recordIndex = Me.gridGroupingControl1.Table.Records(recordIndex - 1).GetRowIndex()

        'Moving the current cell.
        Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(
            recordIndex,
            columnIndex,
            Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.GridSetCurrentCellOptions.SetFocus
        )

        Me.gridGroupingControl1.Focus()

        'Setting the cursor at end position of cell.
        If TypeOf Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.Renderer Is GridTextBoxCellRenderer Then
            Dim renderer As GridTextBoxCellRenderer =
                CType(Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.Renderer, GridTextBoxCellRenderer)

            renderer.TextBox.SelectionStart = renderer.TextBox.Text.Length
        End If
    End If
End Sub

activating the currentcell with cursor at end position

Figure 1: Activating the CurrentCell with cursor at the end position

Activating the CurrentCell by highlighting the cell value

private void moveWithHighlightBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    int columnIndex = -1;
    int.TryParse(this.columnIndexText.Text.ToString(), out columnIndex);

    // Getting the record rowIndex based on its position.
    int recordIndex = -1;
    int.TryParse(this.recordIndexText.Text.ToString(), out recordIndex);

    if (recordIndex > 0 && columnIndex > 0)
    {
        // Getting RowIndex and ColumnIndex.
        columnIndex = this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.FieldToColIndex(columnIndex - 1);
        recordIndex = this.gridGroupingControl1.Table.Records[recordIndex - 1].GetRowIndex();

        // Moving the current cell.
        this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(
            recordIndex,
            columnIndex,
            Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.GridSetCurrentCellOptions.SetFocus
        );

        this.gridGroupingControl1.Focus();

        // Highlighting the entire cell content.
        if (this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.Renderer is GridTextBoxCellRenderer)
        {
            GridTextBoxCellRenderer renderer =
                this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.Renderer as GridTextBoxCellRenderer;

            renderer.TextBox.SelectAll();
        }
    }
}

Private Sub moveWithHighlightBtn_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles moveWithHighlightBtn.Click
    Dim columnIndex As Integer = -1
    Integer.TryParse(Me.columnIndexText.Text.ToString(), columnIndex)

    'Getting the record rowIndex based on its position.
    Dim recordIndex As Integer = -1
    Integer.TryParse(Me.recordIndexText.Text.ToString(), recordIndex)

    If recordIndex > 0 AndAlso columnIndex > 0 Then
        'Getting RowIndex and ColumnIndex.
        columnIndex = Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.FieldToColIndex(columnIndex - 1)
        recordIndex = Me.gridGroupingControl1.Table.Records(recordIndex - 1).GetRowIndex()

        'Moving the current cell.
        Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.MoveTo(
            recordIndex,
            columnIndex,
            Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.GridSetCurrentCellOptions.SetFocus
        )

        Me.gridGroupingControl1.Focus()

        'Highlighting the entire cell content.
        If TypeOf Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.Renderer Is GridTextBoxCellRenderer Then
            Dim renderer As GridTextBoxCellRenderer =
                CType(Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CurrentCell.Renderer, GridTextBoxCellRenderer)

            renderer.TextBox.SelectAll()
        End If
    End If
End Sub

activating the currentcell with highlighting the cell value

Figure 2: Activating the CurrentCell by highlighting the cell value

Samples:

C#: CurrentCell_Moving_CS

VB: CurrentCell_Moving_VB

Conclusion

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Figure 1: Activating the CurrentCell with cursor at the end position

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